Jamaica has second-worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world, New York Times reports
Gavin Riley / Our Today
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Jamaica’s current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is the second-worst in the world, according to data compiled by respected US publication, the New York Times.
The Times, in an interactive feature plotting the spread of COVID-19 globally on Monday (February 22), found that the rate of infection in Jamaica had risen by 210 per cent when compared to the last 28 days. Marked against 22 other countries with spiralling cases, Jamaica ranked second with only Iraq’s 338 per cent increase being worse.
In arriving at its list of 23 worst-hit countries, the New York Times said that it calculated the percentage change in cases against the rate from the previous month. The New York Times list only includes countries that have had outbreaks larger than 10 cases per 100,000 people since October 1, 2020, and have a population of more than one million people.
Confirming 147 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, Jamaica’s national cumulative total stands at 21,826. The New York Times, justifying its ranking, further noted that the per capita rate of spread in Jamaica was 744 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, with an average daily rate of 339 new infections.
See the NYT’s list of 23 countries experiencing increased COVID-19 cases below:
| Country | Rate of increase in COVID-19 cases (over last 28 days) | Total cases to date |
| Iraq | 338% | 675,892 |
| Jamaica | 210% | 21,826 |
| Jordan | 152% | 372,417 |
| Bahrain | 135% | 118,530 |
| Bulgaria | 134% | 238,591 |
| Greece | 127% | 180,672 |
| Moldova | 95% | 177,407 |
| Qatar | 88% | 161,344 |
| Hungary | 86% | 407,274 |
| Kuwait | 83% | 184,989 |
| Peru | 81% | 1,286,757 |
| Albania | 67% | 101,285 |
| West Bank & Gaza | 60% | 197,773* |
| Oman | 53% | 139,989 |
| Estonia | 51% | 59,407 |
| Paraguay | 34% | 152,258 |
| Serbia | 32% | 442,853 |
| Iran | 29% | 1,590,605 |
| Czech Republic | 28% | 1,168,491 |
| North Macedonia | 25% | 99,917 |
| Slovakia | 20% | 294,790 |
| Turkey | 19% | 2,646,526 |
| Poland | 17% | 1,648,962 |
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